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man_n receive_v spiritual_a thing_n into_o their_o soul_n but_o first_o by_o discern_v they_o then_o approve_v and_o embrace_v they_o his_o reason_n be_v miserable_a for_o after_o conversion_n he_o do_v say_v he_o receive_v they_o he_o may_v as_o well_o have_v say_v the_o unconvert_v have_v power_n to_o receive_v spiritual_a thing_n for_o after_o conversion_n he_o do_v discern_v they_o it_o be_v as_o if_o he_o shall_v have_v say_v when_o samson_n be_v a_o infant_n he_o have_v power_n to_o carry_v the_o gate_n of_o a_o city_n up_o the_o hill_n for_o when_o he_o be_v a_o man_n he_o do_v it_o in_o conversion_n we_o receive_v a_o new_a light_n and_o a_o new_a heart_n which_o be_v a_o new_a power_n to_o receive_v spiritual_a thing_n this_o light_n that_o be_v wrought_v in_o we_o by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n when_o put_v upon_o it_o to_o direct_v we_o how_o to_o obtain_v pardon_n and_o justification_n bid_v we_o seek_v it_o by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n never_o point_v to_o christ_n 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justification_n by_o the_o law_n of_o work_n the_o doer_n of_o the_o law_n shall_v be_v justify_v he_o prove_v it_o for_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n put_v the_o gentile_n upon_o do_v of_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n that_o they_o may_v be_v justify_v have_v no_o knowledge_n of_o the_o law_n of_o grace_n which_o direct_v to_o christ_n by_o faith_n for_o justification_n they_o walk_v by_o the_o law_n of_o work_n which_o be_v no_o way_n to_o heaven_n for_o a_o fall_v creature_n the_o like_a we_o may_v see_v in_o several_a of_o the_o israelite_n rom._n 9.32_o they_o seek_v for_o righteousness_n not_o by_o faith_n but_o by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n and_o that_o the_o light_n within_o they_o do_v put_v they_o upon_o this_o we_o may_v see_v chap._n 10.2_o i_o bear_v they_o record_v that_o they_o have_v a_o zeal_n of_o god_n this_o they_o do_v then_o in_o a_o zeal_n for_o god_n design_v his_o glory_n and_o to_o do_v his_o will_n but_o never_o do_v a_o man_n any_o thing_n in_o zeal_n to_o god_n glory_n but_o when_o his_o reason_n his_o judgement_n his_o conscience_n his_o best_a understanding_n the_o best_a light_n he_o have_v put_v he_o on_o and_o that_o this_o be_v not_o the_o way_n to_o obtain_v justification_n be_v evident_a chap._n 9.32_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n be_v call_v a_o stumble_a stone_n it_o be_v a_o truth_n indeed_o that_o the_o doer_n of_o the_o law_n shall_v be_v justify_v but_o no_o man_n can_v possible_o be_v a_o doer_n he_o that_o have_v once_o in_o thought_n word_n or_o deed_n in_o all_o his_o life_n break_v the_o law_n be_v not_o a_o doer_n of_o the_o law_n but_o a_o transgressor_n therefore_o this_o be_v no_o way_n for_o our_o justification_n because_o in_o our_o heart_n be_v motion_n of_o darkness_n and_o error_n because_o satan_n have_v access_n to_o insinuate_v evil_a into_o we_o because_o the_o light_n we_o bring_v into_o the_o world_n do_v not_o reveal_v all_o necessary_a truth_n because_o we_o have_v not_o a_o infallible_a 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